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Code · U.S. Code · Title 5 - GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · CHAPTER 21— DEFINITIONS · § 2103

§ 2103. The excepted service

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(a)For the purpose of this title, the “excepted service” consists of those civil service positions which are not in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service.
(b)As used in other Acts of Congress, “unclassified civil service” or “unclassified service” means the “excepted service”.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 401(c), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1154.)
Historical and Revision Notes
The section is supplied for convenience. The “excepted service” has come to mean all employees not in the competitive service, for whatever reason.
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  • Pub. L. 89–554
  • 80 Stat. 408
  • Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 401(c)
  • 92 Stat. 1154
  • Pub. L. 95–454
  • section 415 of Pub. L. 95–454
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